1 66 



Campbell, Birds of the U pju-y Yarrn. 



[..,' 



Emu 

 April 



*Pardalotus punctatus . . 



Hirundo neoxena 



Artamus superciliosus 

 ,, sordid us 



JEgintha temporalis . . 

 *Menura victories 



Dacelo gigas 



Cuculus pallidus 

 *Cacomantis flabelliformis 



* ,, variolosiis 

 *Chalcococcyx basalis . . 



* , , plagosus 

 Calyptorhynchus funereus 

 Callocephalon galeatum, 

 Cacatua galerita 



*Aprosmictus cyanopygius 

 *Platycerciis elegans 

 Leucosavcia picata 

 /Egialitis nielanop'- . . 



Spotted Pardalote. 



SweiUow. 



White-browed Wood-Swallow. 



Wood-Swallow. 



Red-browed P'incli. 



Lyre-Bird. 



Laughing Jackass. 



Pallid Cuckoo. 



Fan-tailed Cuckoo. 



Square-tailed Cuckoo. 



Narrow-billed Cuckoo. 



Bronze Cuckoo. 



Black Cockatoo. 



Gang Gang Cockatoo. 



White Cockatoo. 



King Lory. 



Crimson Parrakeet. 



Wonga-Wonga Pigeon. 



Black-fronted Dottrel. 



The Kagu of New Caledonia. 



By a. J. C/\MPBELL, Col. Mem. B.O.U. 



Ufon the French occupying New Caledonia in 1852 this unique 

 and most interesting bird was discovered. It is known to the 

 natives as the Kagu, but it was not scientifically described and 

 named Rhinochetus jiibatus by Jules Verreaux and Des Murs {Revue 

 Zoologique, p. 439) till i860, when the first specimen was brought 

 to the Colonial Exhibition, Paris. 



The Kagu possesses a marked Ralline a})pearance, but in the 

 systematic list its place is after the Rails, in the order Alectorides. 

 Although it stands alone, its nearest ally has j^roved to be the 

 Sun-Bittern [Eurypyga) of South America. 



The bird, which is about 2 feet in length, is about the size of a 

 domestic fowl, with longish legs. The plumage may be described 

 as greyish or of a light slate colour, especially on the head and 

 under parts, the back, &c., being darker, while the wings and tail 

 are obscurely barred. Legs and bill are yellowish or reddish orange. 

 The eyes are reddish, being bloodshot-like. The longest plumes of 

 the crest measure 4 or 5 inches. 



At Mosmans, at the private residence of Mr. H. E. Finckh 

 (jeweller and optician, 300 George-street), while attending the 

 recent Sydney Session of the A.O.U., I was extremely fortunate in 

 seeing some of the interesting Kagus thriving in captivity — for 

 they appear hardy creatures. The poses of the Kagus, either at 

 rest or agitated, are extremely fascinating. Walking leisurely 

 about the aviary with spasmodic Rail-like action of the tail and 

 head, they occasionally strike a graceful attitude while bending 

 over foot or leg, after the fashion of Plovers, &c. But when 

 excited they stand straight, with erected crest, semi-expanded 

 wings, and drooping tail (see illustration). In this altitude they 



